I note with a wry grin that Belgium is in a similar position, and that the Belgians are, shall we say, doing what they can to ease their own tobacco advertising ban in hopes of having the country’s F1 race reinstated.

Pardon me, but wasn’t Belgium universally against the Iraq conflict? When I was in Brussels in April, I couldn’t help but notice all the “No War!” signs posted everywhere.

Given that Belgium’s opposition to the war comes with new and heightened sense of moral leadership responsibilities, perhaps the country ought to show the strength of its convictions and keep this tobacco ban in place, and the F1 races out of Belgium?